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Office location: 2440 Old Athens Hwy., Cornelia, GA
Mailing address: P.O.
08/13/2025
Cornelia’s new park, which includes the Kinetic Amphitheater project, could have a familiar name to residents.
The City of Cornelia presented a proposal to designate the new park in downtown Cornelia as Anderson Park during the city commission’s regular meeting last week.
On Thursday evening, Aug. 7, the Habersham Central High School volleyball team headed on the road for the first time falling to non-region opponent Morgan County (23-25, 18-25) and beating the Warriors in three sets (21-25, 25-19, 15-12) at White County High School.
On Monday night, Superintendent Patrick Franklin announced that he would recommend the board vote to approve a rollback to the millage rate after the board takes the necessary procedural steps to do so.
More than 100 people attended Habersham County’s inaugural Purple Heart Day ceremony to honor veterans who had received the nation’s oldest military award.
We are gearing up for our annual College Football Pigskin Pick’em contest, and we want you to play with us! Join our CBS Sports contest by clicking the link below or scanning the QR code. Test your prediction skills by choosing the winners of the games starting on Aug. 30. It’s a great way to add even more excitement to your college football viewing experience, especially when an array of great prizes are on the line! Good luck!
The Habersham Central High School volleyball team started the season right, winning three straight matches all in sweeps at home against Lumpkin County, Dawson County and Stephens County.
“You can’t just put anyone in the school. You have to have the right person.”
Police chiefs and school administrators alike have said this over and over again, almost verbatim; it takes a special kind of person to become a School Resource Officer (SRO), someone that can simultaneously keep a school safe while building relationships with teachers, parents, and most importantly, students.
It seems that Joe Chastain of the Demorest Police Department may be the perfect fit for the role at Demorest Elementary School.
A Cornelia attorney found himself in hot water again after being arrested by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) on Aug. 4 for 18 total charges, including first-degree forgery and identity fraud.
Two Planned Unit Development (PUD) requests that may open the door to increased mixed-use housing were near the top of the Cornelia City Commission’s meeting agenda at Tuesday’s regular commission meeting.
We have a fiber outage affecting our service area. **We are also aware of the issue with technical support phone number.** The fiber has been damaged in several areas and crews are responding. Our team is also looking at switching on our fiber plant to get customers back online as quickly as possible. We are also working to resolve the issue with the phone. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
08/06/2025
In two days, students will once again be traversing the hallways of the various schools in the county. Some will be returning to their old stomping grounds; others will be transitioning to a new school.
But all students — and parents — need to know a few things before they walk through the doors or hop on the bus Friday morning.
The Raiders ransacked Oconee County 44-14 in a scrimmage at Oconee County High School on Friday evening, Aug. 1. The Raider fans traveled well, filling up the away seats by making the atmosphere feel like it was a game on the line.
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The Northeast Georgian is one of Habersham County's oldest and most respected business establishments. The Georgian began publishing in 1892 and in 1990 merged with Tri-County Advertiser.
The newspaper is dedicated to serving the people of Habersham County. It is the only publication both in print and online that is solely dedicated to chronicling the lives of Habersham County and its residents.
With a total circulation exceeding 10,000, the newspaper publishes two print editions each week. One issue is published on Wednesdays, and the second is delivered on Fridays.
In addition, the newspaper publishes this online edition which is updated on the same days that its printed product is delivered. When news events dictate, this Web site is updated with breaking news before it is published in the newspaper.
Located at 2440 Old Athens Highway in Cornelia this office houses the newspaper's editorial, advertising, composing and administrative staff, and the building also serves as the home of Georgia Mountain Press which prints The Northeast Georgian as well as community newspapers in surrounding counties. Alan NeSmith serves as the regional publisher of The Northeast Georgian.
The newspaper has more than 45 full- and part-time employees. Our goal is outlined in the mission statement that runs in each issue of our newspaper. It reads:
The Northeast Georgian is published with pride for the people of Habersham and adjoining counties by Community Newspapers Inc. of Athens, Ga. We believe that strong newspapers build strong communities "Newspapers get things done!" Our primary goal is to publish distinguished and profitable community-oriented newspapers. This mission will be accomplished through the teamwork of professionals dedicated to truth, integrity, loyalty, quality and hard work.
